- Drama, British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), English literature, Fathers and sons
In writing THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, as in my other plays, I have used one or two words only that I have not heard among the country people of Ireland, or spoken in my own nursery before I could read the newspapers.
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- Author
- J. M. Synge
- First published
- 1907
- Pages
- 102
- Publisher
- Random House, eBooksLib, Imprint Society
- Editions
- 32
- Language
- English, French
- ISBN
- 9781412172110
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Edmund John Millington Synge was an Irish playwright, poet, writer, collector of folklore, and a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival. His best known play *The Playboy of the Western World* was poorly received, due to its bleak ending, depiction of Irish peasants, and idealisation of parricide, leading to hostile audience reactions and riots in Dublin during its opening run at the Abbey Theatre, which he had co-founded with W. B. Yeats and Lady Gregory. His other major works include *In the Shadow of the Glen* (1903), *Riders to the Sea* (1904), *The Well of the Saints* (1905), and *The Tinker's Wedding* (1909). Although he came from a wealthy Anglo-Irish background, his writings mainly
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